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Netflix will debut a new Korean unscripted series every month until the first quarter of 2025, including The Devil's Plan 2 and the fourth season of dating reality show Single's Inferno. The streamer has invested heavily in its Korean unscripted slate, with 10 shows premiering this year — more than…

A trailer for Zero Day, a Taiwanese TV series portraying a Chinese attack on the island has stirred a tide of emotional response. The nearly 18-minute teaser depicts China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) landing in Taiwan after a presidential election, where a “political power vacuum” has also left…

Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners has offered to become a majority shareholder in Japanese film company Tohokushinsha and take it private, valuing the Japanese film company at $575M. Tohokushinsha dubs foreign TV shows and films into Japanese and was also a co-producer of the 2003 film Lost in Tr…

HYBE’s Park Ji-won has resigned as CEO at the BTS label, with current Chief Strategy Officer Lee Jae-sang (aka Jason Jaesang Lee) in line as his replacement.  Park joined Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE) in 2020 and became CEO in 2021, succeeding current chairman, founder and then-CEO Bang…

Premium streaming in India is expected to contribute around 50% to new revenue growth for the country’s video economy, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) commissioned by Prime Video India. India’s streaming VOD sector is projected to create 280,000 jobs by 2028, with a potential…

Terror Tuesday: Extreme is a horror anthology inspired by true events and dramatizing stories from a popular Thai radio show called Angkhan Khlumpong (Terror Tuesday). The trailer opens with a scene of the radio show and a member of the public calling in to share a story. It also highlights chilling…

Thai studio GDH has teamed with Bad Genius director Baz Poonpiriya to form a production house, BASK. GDH said that BASK will work alongside U.S.-based producers to “offer a fresh perspectiveon Thai and Asian culture for global audiences.” Through BASK, Poonpiriya will work with GDH to…

Korean broadcaster MBC has revived its popular K-pop celebrity gameshow Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC), which will return in the fall after a two-year hiatus. Filming will take place in August and the upcoming season will premiere during Korea’s Chuseok holiday season in…

BTS star Jimin will perform ‘Who,’ the main track from his second solo album, on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. According to his label, Big Hit Music, Jimin’s performance was pre-recorded and is scheduled to air at 11:35 p.m. on Monday night’s show. Jimin is currently…

EXCLUSIVE: Korean animated film Yumi's Cells: The Movie will be released on streaming platform Rakuten Viki on July 19, after a theatrical run at the domestic box office in April. The Asian-content focused Rakuten Viki has unveiled a collaboration with Chinese video site Bilibili to bring Chinese…

Korean rom-com No Gain No Love will launch globally on Prime Video globally on August 26. Episodes will be released weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays, starting from late August. In Korea, the show is rolling out on tvN and local streaming service TVING. The drama, Starring Shin Mina and Kim…

Sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD is India’s highest-grossing film for the first half of 2024, contributing 15% of the overall box office this year, according to a report by Ormax Media. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Prabhas, the film grossed $92.3M at the local box office. For the first…